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enFrom War to Peace: In Search of Transitional Justicehttp://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/war-to-peace-search-transitional-justice
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>When a country moves from conflict to peace, the transitional period includes a desire for justice that can take many forms. Arnaud Kurze’s research project explores the creation of “alternative transitional justice spaces” in post-conflict contexts, particularly concentrating on the role of art and the impact of social movements to address human rights abuses. Drawing on the former Yugoslavia, post-Mubarak Egypt and post-authoritarian Tunisia, he scrutinizes the work of contemporary youth activists and artists to deal with the past and foster sociopolitical change.</p></div></div></div>Wed, 15 Jul 2015 20:05:06 +0000tkargman34414 at http://www.wilsoncenter.orgTunisian President on Islam, Politics and Extremism http://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/tunisian-president-islam-politics-and-extremism
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><em>On May 20, Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi discussed challenges facing Tunisia at an event hosted by the U.S. Institute of Peace. Essebsi, the founder of the secular Nidaa Tounes (Call for Tunisia) party, cited his country’s political system as a model for the region. He cited the cooperation between diverse political parties, including the Islamist Ennahda party, as a strength of Tunisian democracy. </em></p></div></div></div>Thu, 21 May 2015 21:01:06 +0000gnada34020 at http://www.wilsoncenter.orgThe Tragedy of Tunisiahttp://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/the-tragedy-tunisia
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>If ever there were an Arab country you want to work, it’s Tunisia.</p></div></div></div>Thu, 19 Mar 2015 15:24:45 +0000ekim33464 at http://www.wilsoncenter.orgWill Museum Terrorist Attack Derail Tunisia’s Transition to Democracy?http://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/will-museum-terrorist-attack-derail-tunisia%E2%80%99s-transition-to-democracy
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>A terrorist attack at a museum in Tunisia’s capital on Wednesday killed 20 people, 18 of them foreign tourists, and sent shockwaves worldwide. Tunisia is the birthplace of the Arab Spring. It became the symbol of what the revolutions in other Arab countries could have become–and the envy of people in Egypt, Libya, Syria, and Yemen.</p></div></div></div>Thu, 19 Mar 2015 14:37:45 +0000ekim33463 at http://www.wilsoncenter.orgYear of Crisis: The Middle East in 2015http://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/year-crisis-the-middle-east-2015
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>In a region already known for volatility, the Middle East continues to encounter new levels of crisis as conflicts rage in a number of countries. According to a panel of regional experts, “crisis” will continue to be the order of the day in 2015. Their observations on what’s been happening and what to expect in the coming months is the focus of this edition of REWIND.</p></div></div></div>Fri, 13 Feb 2015 21:26:46 +0000lbooth33166 at http://www.wilsoncenter.orgThe Arab Spring in 2015: RIP?http://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/the-arab-spring-2015-rip
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>After four years of the phenomenon once optimistically dubbed the Arab Spring, the changes that have roiled those lands seem to have validated Robert Penn Warren’s quip that history, like nature, rarely jumps–and when it does, it usually jumps backward.</p></div></div></div>Fri, 02 Jan 2015 16:59:48 +0000lbooth32768 at http://www.wilsoncenter.orgGhannouchi: Middle East at Crossroadshttp://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/ghannouchi-middle-east-crossroads
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><em> On September 29, Sheikh Rachid al Ghannouchi argued that the Middle East is at a crossroads rather than in a crisis. On one hand, the region is experiencing a rise in extremism and instability, but it is also moving “towards democracy, development and progress,” he said at the <a href="http://www.usip.org/publications/tunisia-s-ghannouchi-points-country-s-democratic-advances-new-constitution">United States Institute of Peace</a>. Ghannouchi appealed for economic and political support to ensure Tunisia remains a successful example of how Islam and democracy can coexist.</em></p></div></div></div>Mon, 29 Sep 2014 20:18:56 +0000gnada32056 at http://www.wilsoncenter.orgPoll: Tunisians Favor Islamic Influence in Governmenthttp://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/poll-tunisians-favor-islamic-influence-government
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> A majority of Tunisians, 51 percent, believe Islamic principles should be considered when making policy or law, according to a new survey by the International Republican Institute. And some 16 percent of respondents think Islamic texts “should form the foundations of all policy and law making.” But 28 percent of Tunisians prefer religion be “completely absent” from government decision making or that religious views not provide justification for policies or laws.</p></div></div></div>Wed, 30 Apr 2014 16:21:13 +0000gnada30592 at http://www.wilsoncenter.orgDiscussion with Rachid Ghannouchi, leader of the Ennahda party in Tunisiahttp://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/discussion-rachid-ghannouchi-leader-the-ennahda-party-tunisia
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>Rachid Ghannouchi, </strong>the leader of the Ennahda party in Tunisia, discussed the recent developments in Tunisia including the new constitution, reasons for the democratic transition’s success, and challenges ahead for the country. </p>
<p>On February 26, 2014, the Middle East Program of the Woodrow Wilson Center hosted a private meeting with Ghannouchi. <strong>Jane Harman</strong>, Director, President, and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson Center, moderated the event.</p></div></div></div>Thu, 27 Feb 2014 15:16:03 +0000kheideman30021 at http://www.wilsoncenter.orgGhannouchi: Tunisia’s New Political Orderhttp://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/ghannouchi-tunisia%E2%80%99s-new-political-order
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><em> On February 24, Sheikh Rachid al Ghannouchi outlined how Tunisia avoided a political crisis and drafted a constitution despite tension between Islamists and secularists. Ghannouchi heads the Ennahda (Renaissance) Party, the first democratically elected Islamist party to hand over power since the Arab uprisings began in December 2010. “In Tunisia, we are learning how to live together and deal with conflicts between secularists and Islamists,” he said at meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace.</em></p></div></div></div>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 17:01:02 +0000gnada30010 at http://www.wilsoncenter.org